Friday, June 22, 2012
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
FRANCE...in 1100 philip, in family history, made louis co-king. he struggled at 1st, limits to his power. built chatelet in paris, to defend against lord of montmorency. barons strong. blah blah called "the eveille", the wideawake, + "the battaillear/the bruiser", 1st of the capetian kings, "he studied the peace-comfort of ploughmen, laborers, + poor folk, a thing long wonted." + they were grateful. growth of town liberties. freedom from feudal oppression. circled paris to protect it from the duke of normandy, the bishops big. king louis, the flag of st denis. more burgher under. by degrees louis VI secured the east, north, + south, but the west(norman) harder. in 1119 lost battle of brenneville + had to abandon to william clito, son of robert, duke of normandy, who claimed the duchy against henry I of england. in 1124 once more at arms against normany. henry beauclerc allied w/ son in law henry V of germany, who promised to attack the french king from the east, while henry from the west, louis VI raised all of france to the rescue blah strong blah peace w/ henry I of england. louis VI crowned son philip 1129, but killed in accident in 1131-then took his younger son louis "louis the young" a his co-king. england troubles w/ king stephan + west safe. offer of william of aquitaine to marry his daughter to the younger louis. then off to retire, but took ill + died 1137
